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AI Exports and the Dream of a “Tech West”
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Fusion42 · 11 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US aims to export high-end AI chips and cloud services to trusted countries while restricting China’s access to these technologies, fostering a coalition of allied nations—a 'Tech West'—to build a US-aligned global AI compute ecosystem.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure.
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AI infrastructure founders in allied countries gain new routes to US compute supply, but you must design products that meet export conditions to access this flow. The US restriction on China creates a widening gulf your tech can fill outside China.
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